Rasanah Publishes Book Entitled Iran’s Geopolitical Project and Regional Security

The International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah) has published a book entitled Iran’s  Geopolitical Project and Regional Security authored by researchers in Iranian affairs Dr. Abdulraouf Mustafa al-Ghunaimi and Dr. Firas Mohammad Elias.The 313-page book sheds light on the endeavors of Iran’s decision-makers to ...

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New Revenue for Government: Cash Fine for Women With “Bad Hijab;” Several Days of Water Shortages in City of Shahrekord: Protesters Chanted Slogans Against Raisi 

The editorial of Mardomsalari argues that Raisi’s government is in a dire predicament: it needs the backing of its “hardline” supporters who are against the nuclear deal, yet it also badly wants to revive the deal to create an opening in Iran’s deteriorating economic ...

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The Assassination Attempt Against Salman Rushdie: Between the IRGC’s Involvement and the Lone Wolf  Phenomenon

The recent assassination attempt against Indian-born British-American novelist Salman Rushdie came more than three decades after the infamous fatwa issued against him by Ayatollah Khomeini. This fatwa  led to a bounty being placed on Rushdie’s head by the Iranian state. At 24 years old, ...

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Options for Middle Eastern Countries Amid the US-China Escalation Against Taiwan

The world is witnessing strategic shifts in the global power structure and complex economic dilemmas amid food, energy, and debt crises. Ultimate chaos is snowballing; countries have resorted to hard power to end longstanding conflicts against the backdrop of the chaotic US withdrawal from ...

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